Do you love the sun, but fear the damage it can cause? Sunshine is healthy & healing, provides vitamin D and helps clear your mental clouds. Yet, excess sun can cause skin cancer. Such a dilemma!

I’m here to bring you the good news… the foods you eat can help protect your skin from the sun! Inspired by Dr. Jessica Wu’s book, Feed Your Face, I created the perfect after-sun recipe to help protect your skin from sun damage: Skin-Saver Watermelon Mint Cooler (doesn’t that sound good?!)

Green tea: Green tea is high in catechins, which have anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and antioxidant properties. Studies have found that green tea helps reverse skin damage and prevents skin cancer.

Watermelon: Watermelon is high in lycopene, an antioxidant, powerful skin protector and helps protect against sun burns.

Acai Berry: added for their extra cancer-fighting properties and high level of antioxidants.A study published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, showed extracts from acai berries triggered a self-destruct response in up to 86 percent of leukemia cells tested.

I also have an easy way to cut watermelon– watch the video below to find out how: (excuse my sweaty appearance– I just got back from a walk/run! Note to self– look in mirror before filming video )

Cheers! My husband commented that this would be even more fabulous with some alcohol. Just sayn’